Qatar, another influential player in West Asia, held Israel “solely responsible” for the violence and said the escalation was due to repeated incursions by Israelis into Al-Aqsa Mosque, the third holiest site in Islam
Calling for expediting the Naga peace process, Nagaland's deputy chief minister Y Patton reportedly said it would not be possible for any elected legislator to step down within six months or one year once the Nagaland Assembly elections, scheduled for early next year, took place.